Abstract: An environmental control system includes: a wind blower which blows wind toward a subject; and a control apparatus which performs control that makes a sympathetic nervous system of the subject dominant over a parasympathetic nervous system of the subject by changing a wind speed of the wind that is blown by the wind blower at a cycle in a range from 15 minutes to 60 minutes and by setting a time in which the wind speed is a smallest value to less than or equal to 75% of the cycle.

Abstract: An environmental control system includes: an air conditioner for adjusting a temperature in a space in which a subject is located; and a control apparatus which performs control that makes a parasympathetic nervous system of the subject dominant over a parasympathetic nervous system of the subject by performing first control and second control using the air conditioner. The first control increases the temperature in the space, and the second control cyclically changes the temperature in the space in such a manner that a temperature difference from a largest value to a smallest value in the space falls within 3 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: An environmental control system includes: a wind blower which blows wind toward a subject; and a control apparatus which switches between first control and second control at a predetermined timing. The first control makes a sympathetic nervous system of the subject dominant over a parasympathetic nervous system of the subject by changing a wind speed of the wind that is blown by the wind blower at a predetermined cycle, and the second control makes the parasympathetic nervous system of the subject dominant over the sympathetic nervous system of the subject by decreasing a wind speed of the wind that is blown by the wind blower to a wind speed lower than the wind speed in the first control.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, a suspension unit that establishes or breaks an electrical connection between the battery and an external device, and a control unit that controls the suspension unit to break the electrical connection between the battery and the external device when a usage state of the battery pack does not satisfy a usage condition.

Abstract: A daylighting system includes: a functional film which transmits light from an outdoor area of a building to introduce the light to an indoor area of the building; a weather detection unit configured to detect weather in a location at which the functional film is installed; and a control unit configured to control a transmittance of the functional film, based on a result of detection by the weather detection unit. The weather detection unit is configured to detect the weather, based on a result of comparing an illuminance of the light from the outdoor area with a reference value for the illuminance, and a result of comparing a color temperature of the light from the outdoor area with a reference value for the color temperature.

Abstract: A method for controlling an information terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: when a user of the information terminal uses the electric mobile body, acquiring information indicative of a state of an electric storage device mounted in an electric mobile body from the electric storage device via a first communicator that is a communicator of the information terminal and that performs near field communication with the electric storage device; and transmitting the information indicative of the state of the electric storage device to a server device via a second communicator that is a communicator of the information terminal and that communicates with the server device.

Abstract: A robot system for carrying out a plurality of operations during assembly or maintenance of an aircraft or spacecraft includes a first robot having a base portion, a movable robot arm having a first coupling portion, and a first control means for controlling the robot arm, a plurality of second robots having movement means, a drive portion operable to drive the movement means, a tool portion having a tool for carrying out a specific one of the operations, a second coupling portion adapted to be selectively and releasably coupled with the first coupling portion in a predetermined positional relationship, and a second control means for controlling the respective second robot. The first and second control means are adapted to control the drive portion of one of the second robots and the robot arm to couple the first coupling portion and the respective second coupling portion in the predetermined positional relationship.

Abstract: A system includes: connectors electrically connected to storage battery packs respectively; at least one of a discharger that discharges electric power of the storage battery packs through the connectors and a charger that charges the storage battery packs through the connectors; an information holder that holds identification information of the connectors; a receiver that receives information of the storage battery packs and the identification information of the connectors connected to the storage battery packs, which the storage battery packs receive from the information holder, respectively from the storage battery packs through wireless communication; and a storage that stores the received information of the storage battery packs and the received identification information of the connectors connected to the storage battery packs.

Abstract: A system includes: connectors electrically connected to storage battery packs respectively; at least one of a discharger that discharges electric power of the storage battery packs through the connectors and a charger that charges the storage battery packs through the connectors; an information holder that holds identification information of the connectors; a receiver that receives information of the storage battery packs and the identification information of the connectors connected to the storage battery packs, which the storage battery packs receive from the information holder, respectively from the storage battery packs through wireless communication; and a storage that stores the received information of the storage battery packs and the received identification information of the connectors connected to the storage battery packs.

Abstract: A method for controlling an information terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: when a user of the information terminal uses the electric mobile body, acquiring information indicative of a state of an electric storage device mounted in an electric mobile body from the electric storage device via a first communicator that is a communicator of the information terminal and that performs near field communication with the electric storage device; and transmitting the information indicative of the state of the electric storage device to a server device via a second communicator that is a communicator of the information terminal and that communicates with the server device.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery, a suspension unit that establishes or breaks an electrical connection between the battery and an external device, and a control unit that controls the suspension unit to break the electrical connection between the battery and the external device when a usage state of the battery pack does not satisfy a usage condition.

Abstract: A robot system for carrying out a plurality of operations during assembly or maintenance of an aircraft or spacecraft includes a first robot having a base portion, a movable robot arm having a first coupling portion, and a first control means for controlling the robot arm, a plurality of second robots having movement means, a drive portion operable to drive the movement means, a tool portion having a tool for carrying out a specific one of the operations, a second coupling portion adapted to be selectively and releasably coupled with the first coupling portion in a predetermined positional relationship, and a second control means for controlling the respective second robot. The first and second control means are adapted to control the drive portion of one of the second robots and the robot arm to couple the first coupling portion and the respective second coupling portion in the predetermined positional relationship.

Abstract: This circuit constant variable circuit changes the circuit constant of a passive element for which the impedance fluctuates according to the frequency of an AC current. The circuit constant variable circuit is equipped with a first bidirectional switch (Q1) connected in series, a series circuit (20) including a passive element (C1), and a second bidirectional switch (Q2) connected in parallel to the series circuit (20).

Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided with: a rotation lock mechanism for inhibiting or permitting rotation of the both support arms placed at a fixed position relative to base frames and a support arm operation mechanism for actuating the rotation lock mechanism by tilting of a backrest. In the vehicle seat, when the backrest is tilted forward beyond a maximum forward adjustment angle of a reclining angle range, the rotation of the both support arms from the fixed position is permitted. When the backrest is tilted further backward than the maximum forward adjustment angle, the rotation of the both support arms from the fixed position is inhibited.

Abstract: An LED luminaire is provided with a light emitting module composed of plural kinds of LEDs emitting lights of different colors, a lens unit having a lens for diffusing the mixed-color light from the light emitting module, a light output controller for controlling electric current fed to each of the LEDs, and a light sensor for sensing the light from the light emitting module. The light output controller performs feedback control on the electric current fed to each of the LEDs based upon light levels of the sensed light, so that the light emitted from the light emitting module has desired chromaticity. The lens unit contains a light guide for guiding the light from the lens to the light sensor and can guide the light from the light emitting module to the light sensor with a high efficiency.

Abstract: To provide an aircraft wing which has both high bending flexibility in the wing chord direction and high capacity to maintain the wing shape in the wing span direction, and to which morphing aircraft technology can be applied in the high-speed regime where aerodynamic forces are high. The wing is formed by arranging a plurality of CFRP rods having maximum anisotropic stiffness in the axial direction, so as to be parallel to the wing span direction, and filling the gaps between the CFRP rods with an elastic material.

Abstract: An LED luminaire is provided with a light emitting module composed of plural kinds of LEDs emitting lights of different colors, a lens unit having a lens for diffusing the mixed-color light from the light emitting module, a light output controller for controlling electric current fed to each of the LEDs, and a light sensor for sensing the light from the light emitting module. The light output controller performs feedback control on the electric current fed to each of the LEDs based upon light levels of the sensed light, so that the light emitted from the light emitting module has desired chromaticity. The lens unit contains a light guide for guiding the light from the lens to the light sensor and can guide the light from the light emitting module to the light sensor with a high efficiency.

Abstract: A light emitting device comprises: an LED chip mounted in a recess formed in a mounting substrate; a wavelength converting member that is disposed so as to cover the recess and the edge area around the recess and that is excited by light emitted from the LED chip to emit light of a wavelength different from an excitation wavelength; and an emission control member disposed at a light output side of the wavelength converting member so as to allow emission of light coming from an area of the wavelength converting member that corresponds to the recess and to prevent emission of light coming from an area of the wavelength converting member that corresponds to the edge area around the recess. This can prevent variations in color between light emitted from the central part of the wavelength converting member and light emitted from the part of the wavelength converting member that is located on the edge area around the recess of the mounting substrate, thereby reducing unevenness of color on the irradiation surface.

Abstract: A vehicle seat is provided with: a rotation lock mechanism for inhibiting or permitting rotation of the both support arms placed at a fixed position relative to base frames and a support arm operation mechanism for actuating the rotation lock mechanism by tilting of a backrest. In the vehicle seat, when the backrest is tilted forward beyond a maximum forward adjustment angle of a reclining angle range, the rotation of the both support arms from the fixed position is permitted. When the backrest is tilted further backward than the maximum forward adjustment angle, the rotation of the both support arms from the fixed position is inhibited.

Abstract: A light-emitting device (200) has a submount (100) and a plate for heat transfer (300) having a metallic plate (30). The submount (100) has a mount base (10), at least one light-emitting diode chip (5) mounted thereon and electrically conducting lines (12-17) formed on the mount base (10) to be connected electrically to the light-emitting diode chip (5). A first plane (11) of the mount base (10) of the submount (100) is bonded thermally to the first plate (300). For example, the plate is a circuit board having a metallic plate (30), and the submount (100) is bonded thermally to the metallic plate (30) of the one of the at least one plate (300). In an example, a second plate for heat transfer is also bonded thermally to a second plane of the mount base (100) for providing a plurality of heat transfer paths.